kashif ali

Financial Planning & Analysis
• Budgeting & Costing
◦ Cash Flow Management
◦ Procurement & Logistics Lead financial planning and analysis for a UAE-Hong Kong technology remarketing business, overseeing budgeting, profitability
analysis, and cash flow management to support strategic decision-making and sustainable growth.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
▸ Led budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes, including projected P&L and cash flow management, enabling proactive decision
making and improved financial visibility.
▸ Developed product, contract, and client-level profitability models, strengthening cost control and driving margin improvement across business
lines.
▸ Built executive MIS and financial dashboards to track performance against budgets, supporting leadership with actionable insights.
▸ Strengthened working capital management through effective cash flow planning and alignment of procurement cycles with revenue
projections.
▸ Supported procurement strategy through data-driven sourcing decisions and supplier negotiations, contributing to sustained cost savings and
high gross margins.
▸ Secured supply continuity and mitigated seasonal price volatility by negotiating short- and medium-term supplier contracts, achieving 5.5-
7% cost advantage over competitors while ensuring uninterrupted product availability.
▸ Designed and optimised international logistics flow, achieving a consistent 3% month-on-month reduction in freight costs through route and
carrier optimisation, and reduced the transit lead time by 50%.

Core Focus: Multi-Entity FP&A
• Consolidated P&L Reporting
◦ VAT & Corporate Tax Compliance
◦ Strategic Business Modelling
◦ C-Suite Advisory
SCOPE & IMPACT: Managed consolidated financials for a UK-headquartered IT remarketing group spanning the UAE, UK, Australia, and Pakistan.
Responsible for FP&A, cross-jurisdictional tax compliance, and executive-level financial intelligence, directly supporting CEO-level strategic decisions.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
▸ Co-developed detailed business models with the CEO, supporting multi-entity strategic decision-making, tracking budgets across all group
entities.
▸ Delivered consolidated P&L performance reporting by business unit, presenting financial insights with actionable recommendations to senior
leadership.
▸ Engineered an integrated Excel-based procurement dashboard capturing key cost drivers and sales targets, enabling accurate gross margin
forecasting; improved pricing decisions and delivered a 4% increase in gross margin per deal, ensuring timely and profitable execution.
▸ Secured AED 5.5M in funding through a mix of crowdfunding, angel investors, and private investors, strengthening the capital base and
supporting business growth initiatives.
▸ Led cost-reduction reviews and commercial negotiations with customers and suppliers, improving contribution margins across the group
portfolio.
▸ Ensured VAT and corporate tax compliance across the UAE and UK; coordinated annual statutory reviews with external auditors across all
jurisdictions.
▸ Maintained day-to-day financial operations (payroll, invoicing, transactions) and upheld financial policies aligned with jurisdiction-specific
regulatory requirements.

Leading the overall accounting function of Green Point by having three
direct reports and reports to VP-Finance & dotted line reports to SVP-
Facilities.
 Responsible for preparing monthly MIS reporting pack that includes
horizontal & vertical P&L statement along with all cost drivers and their
allocation.
 Preparing annual budget with collaboration of operations and procurement
functions. Explaining & analysing reasons behind any variances in the actual
results vs. budgeted results accordingly provided appropriate advice to
management for taking corrective actions.
 Successfully managing cash flow and working capital of the company by
developing accounts receivable tracker (ART) and daily payment plan (DPM)

Core Focus: Product Costing & Pricing
• P&L Management
◦ Cash Flow Forecasting
◦ Bank & Supplier Negotiations
SCOPE & IMPACT: Managed financial reporting and cost control for a luxury jewellery trading business, executing product-level costing, preparing
full financial statements, and negotiating financing arrangements with banks and commercial counterparties.
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES & KEY CONTRIBUTIONS
▸ Devised an early-payment strategy that secured a 15% supplier discount, generating AED 3M in cost savings within 6 months.
▸ Executed granular product costing, pricing models, and tax management to achieve target profit margins across the jewellery portfolio, while
supporting structured reporting, procurement, and pricing strategy.
▸ Prepared P&L statements, balance sheets, and cash flow forecasts, ensuring complete financial visibility for ownership and management.
▸ Produced sales and purchase reports for brand managers that guided inventory replenishment decisions and improved cash flow
management.
▸ Negotiated cost-effective arrangements with banks, financiers, suppliers, and insurance brokers, securing favourable commercial terms.

•Successful management of $100M financing in terms of recording, scheduling and repayments.
•Drafted and implemented departmental Manuals, SOPs for period end closing, fixed asset management, Inventories and Bank/Cash payments.
•Redesigned and recreated the chart of accounts at group account level and individual account ledger level.
•Prepared annual internal and external auditing schedules and coordinate audit activities.
•Prepared monthly Budget Vs Actual variances report and cash flow projections in order to comply with donor requirements.
•Conducted extensive analyses and investigation of all lines within the profit and loss statement relating to the profitability of the organization, including volume sold, net sales income, cost of sales, logistics.

•Detailed involvement as internal auditor in implementing Oracle EBS R12 and successfully learnt the techniques, methodologies of GL, AP, AR, MRSM, OPM, MRIP and LCM modules of Oracle
•Successfully drafted and established Internal Audit Charter, Manual, SOPs and Audit Programs in newly established Internal Audit Function in the company
•Performed exceptional audits in the area of HR, Administration to evaluate per employee productivity and service level achievement.
•Performed audit in the area of marketing department in order to evaluate return on investment ROI
•Conducted audits of production, packaging, and quality control functions of the organization to ensure the compliance level.
•Prepared concise and well organized working papers that accurately reflect the results of audit tests performed. Perform a review the work of junior and staff auditors

 Conducted fortnightly stock taking of materials & finished goods
 Pre-Audit of all types of vouchers
 Performed surprise audit of warehouse at manufacturing sites
 Ensured all payments made after necessary verification
 Reviewed of financial statements to ensure data completeness & accuracy
 Biannually audit of Fixed Assets Register to ensure addition & deletion

prepare daily Bank positioning, book keeping, prepare management accounts